selfhumiliating
iˌeɪ adjective
lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
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humiliate (hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of | |
| [C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis | |
| hu'miliated | |
| —adj | |
| hu'miliating | |
| —adj | |
| hu'miliatingly | |
| —adv | |
| humili'ation | |
| —n | |
| humiliative | |
| —adj | |
| hu'miliator | |
| —n | |
| hu'miliatory | |
| —adj | |
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